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Joshua Draper is an
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er, currently playing for
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in the
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.


AFL Career

Draper was signed as a Category B Rookie from 's Next Generation Academy in the
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. He qualified due to Ethiopian heritage on his mother's side. He played for the reserve side,
Peel Thunder The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The ...
in the WAFL for his first season at the club. In Round 1 of the
2024 AFL season The 2024 AFL season was the 128th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 18 clubs and ran from 7 March to 28 September, comprising ...
conceded two injuries to key defenders
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and Oscar McDonald. This provided Draper with his opportunity to debut for the senior team in round 2 of the
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in a game against at
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. On debut, Draper collected 7 disposals in a 26 point win away from home. Due to this solid performance on debut, Draper kept his spot in the team for 's round 3 clash with in the west. Draper played even better in this match collecting 14 disposals and 4 marks. Josh made the journey east for Fremantle's two week stint in
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, first facing Carlton in the
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, and the following week. Perhaps his best game came in round sixteen against at the
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. With Fremantle captain Alex Pearce missing the game due to injury, Draper was tasked with playing on some of the Swans most dangerous forwards and was instrumental in the one point win. He finished with 14 disposals and a career-high 11 spoils. He received a 2024 AFL Rising Star nomination for his career-high 18 disposal game at 94 per cent efficiency during
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59. He signed a two-year contract extension on August 12th to remain at Fremantle until at least the end of 2027.


Statistics


AFL Statistics

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WAFL Statistics

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Peel Thunder The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The ...
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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Draper, Josh 2004 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Australian people of Ethiopian descent 21st-century Australian sportsmen People educated at Trinity College, Perth